Commercial Tribune details and foreign rates 1908
The Commercial Tribune provides circulation and subscription details for 1908 with rates for foreign countries, payment methods, and office addresses. It lists daily and Sunday prices and outlines branch offices in Walnut Hills Covington Newport and Washington with service notes and international mailing terms.
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Great Britain
Universal Post Union
THE
Commercial Tribune CO
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
Gilbert Ag
Covington
Scott St
Newport
York St. Washington
Munsey Building
London
Trafalgar Building
Trafalgar Square
Weather Summary for October 14 1908
Light rains in Montana with drought elsewhere. High Pacific Northwest temperatures push westward heat while east of the Mississippi stays fair. Cincinnati saw 46 to 80 degrees. record shows maximum 80, minimum 46, average 63 with no precipitation.
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Montana
Pacific Northwest
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Weather Forecast for Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia
government forecast notes fair conditions across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia on Thursday and Friday with warmer Thursday. south winds expected to strengthen reaching fresh speeds.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ocean Shipping News Arrivals and Departures
Liverpool sees Lucania and Merion arrive from New York and Philadelphia respectively. New York welcomes Oceanic from Southampton and Tietjen from Copenhagen. Sailed include Lusitania to Liverpool via Queenstown Majestic to Southampton and Germania to Marseilles.
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Ocean Steamship Movements
Liverpool
Lucania
New York
Merion
Philadelphia
Queenstown
Oceanic
Southampton
Co. F. Tietgen
Copenhagen
Lusitania
Mliverpool
Majestic
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Germania
Marseilles
Rotterdam
Korea
Libau
Naples
Havre
Chicago
Mexico
New Orleans
Bordeaux
Genoa
Nord Amerika
Ivernia
Boston
Azores
Cincinnati Hotel Arrivals
A list of guests arriving at Cincinnati hotels includes Gibson William T Henry New York F P Upen Buffalo R E White Dayton B A Mich Pittsburg Linton General H C Corbin Batavia Edwin T Woods Chicago s B Wadley Nashville Tenn H H Fish Omaha St Nicholas B H Tyson Baltimore M Hawthard Washington Je wis Sampson Chicago Walter Blwersman Toledo Grand T A Warburton New York R H Johnson Niles E C Ranage Newcastle Pa James W Hewitt Indianapolis Emery A F Lerkmann Chicago P Mills Dayton A Aston Cleveland J E Moore and wife Portsmouth Lackman W C Walsh Frankin Pa A G Shantz Detroit Alf J Jupp New York G W Histop San Francisco Honing William Kirtley Defiante G Jennings Pittsburg E F Meckel Canton H B Noyes Chicago Havin J W DaRuth New Haven Conn William Orem Baltimore Frank Wilson and wife Rushville Ind J W Risser Norwalk Munro T M Darlington Chicago A B Hupp Rochester Fred Gardner Chicago John A Nolan Chicago Palace H J Cowles New York E B Gorsuch Springfield P Thompson and wife Columbus G Morris Martin Philadelphia
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A. G. Shantz
Detroit
Alf J. Jupp
New York
G. W. Histop
San Francisco
Honing
William Kirtley
Defiante
G. Jennings
Pittsburg
E. F. Meckel
Canton
Noyes
Chicago
Haviin
J. W. DaRuth
New Haven
Conn
William Orem
Baltimore
Frank Wilson
Wife
Optimist Club Proposed in London for Cheerful Members
A Boston Herald letter describes a new London Optimist Club. Entry requires cheerful demeanor and a habit of looking on the bright side. Hall porter chosen for a smile, servants styled to keep neat appearances, and walls display mottoes. Members fined for half hour without smiling. doubt about the best world triggers champagne celebration.
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London
Sié¢Eps
John Falstaff
Rabelais
Dr. Pangloss
Mark Tapley
Lima Belt Railway tax controversy lashes Judge Harmon
The letter questions Judge Harmon as president of the Lima Belt Railway about failure to pay any Ohio taxes or report to state authorities. It contrasts the tiny seven-eighths mile line’s charges and tax payments with the larger Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton route, urging Harmon to explain why no taxes have ever been paid or reports filed.
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Judge Harmon
Lima Belt Railway Company
Ohio
Lima
Harris
Willis
Cole
Mr. Harmon
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Eetern Railway Company
Cincinnnati, Findlay & Ft. Wayne Railway Company
Judson Harmon
Lim
Judson, Harmon
Cincinnati
Railway Commission of
Bryan and Sullivan influence in Danville remarks
A Danville address features Bryan asserting no change in stance since 1896 and 1900, challenging Republican planks as weaker. The piece contrasts Bryan with Watterson, notes Sullivan’s wary stance, and mixes political commentary with brief human-interest vignettes on a Water Works appendicitis case, a brass-band crowd, and Cincinnati parade scenes.
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Illinois
Roger Sullivan
Mr. Bryan
Watterson
Danville
Bryan
Chicago
Bryan’s Railways and Silver Stance Revisited
The article argues that Bryan’s government ownership plan is stronger today than in 1896 and that his stance on free silver remains central. It notes his loyalty to the policy, cites past public feuds, and challenges the likelihood of his election while praising his candor.
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Bryan
M. E. Ingalls
Henry Watterson
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Watterson Defends Dean Honor Amid Gazette Times Criticism
The Pittsburg Gazette Times calls Henry Watterson a hypocrite but the article defends him as dean of journalism in the Middle West. Watterson is praised as a gentleman and an honorable leader, with hypocrisy attributed as unfounded.
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The
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Henry Watterson
Watterson
Great
Middle West
Gazette- Times
Chicago Tribune Critics Bryan Poem Rhyme Sparks Debate
In a campaign heated atmosphere a Tribune verse targets Bryan as a dim figure. The poem likens him to a lightning bug with a headlight on, sparking discussion about poetry and politics during a tense period.
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Alfy Austin
The
Chicago Tribune
Bryan
Notable Ohio Citizen Could Speak on Good Roads
Twenty three nations sent delegates to the French Good Roads Convention. A distinguished silent citizen of Ohio could share valuable insights about hard roads to travel.
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Ohio
Chanler to win New York Governor race by 117000
The New York World projects Chanler will be elected governor of New York by 117 thousand votes and Taft will carry the state by about 17 thousand. The paper notes this outpaces Grosvenor’s past claims.
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New York World
Chanler
New York
Taft
Grosvenor
Inquiries on Senator Jeffries Davis of Arkansaw
Inquiries are made about the whereabouts of Senator Jeffries Davis of Arkansaw and his availability like Judge Harmon's stance on the State campaign issues.
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Jeffries Davis
Arkansaw
Judge Harmon
Ohio judge Harmon weighs in on public questions in campaigns
Judge Harmon takes a personal stance on public questions influencing campaigns for State offices in Ohio. The remark signals clear judicial interest in campaign discourse and state political dynamics.
Judge Harmon’s View on Local Option Law and Referendum
The remark ponders Judge Harmon’s possible satisfaction with the initiative and referendum if applied to the Rose local option law. It hints at legal or political tensions, suggesting alternate outcomes depending on the method chosen.
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Harmon
Bryan Delivers Twenty Six Identical Speeches
Mr. Bryan gave twenty six speeches last Saturday each in a different form and shape, repeating the same message.
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Mr. Bryan
Hague Tribunal warned to act or bow to polls
In a sharp political aside the piece warns that if the Hague Tribunal fails to act promptly it will be sidelined. It recalls Judge Harmon saying if the court cannot speak the people can influence elections by voting.
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Hague
Harmon Silence
Register Tomorrow To Vote
A call to action urging citizens to register by tomorrow or lose the right to vote. Emphasizes civic duty and the consequence of not registering ahead of the election.
Bryan on Corporations and the God Made Man
The article reviews Bryan’s banquet speech to the Association of Commerce in Chicago. It contrasts God made humans with man made corporations, arguing reform must target human nature to curb trusts and monopolies while praising the potential power of soulless corporations if guided by proper legislation.
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Bryan
General Fund
Association of Commerce
Mr. Bryan
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Chicago
Hig
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Bryan trust regulation plan is criticized by editor
The Omaha Bee surveys Mr. Bryan’s proposed license scheme for trusts, arguing it is vague, impractical, and likely unimplementable. It contrasts Bryan’s ideas with Taft’s campaign rhetoric and cites Governor Hughes’s critique and Knight case implications on interstate commerce.
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Hughes
Supreme Court of the United States
Knight
Sugar Trust
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
Bryan
Tobacco Growers of
Kentucky
Equity Society
Tobacco Trust
Bryan Trust
Taft Portrayed as Best Qualified for President
The Kansas City Journal endorses Taft as the strongest vote getter and a pacifier in unity efforts. It lauds his West tour, argues his presidency would reform justice in courts with speedy, merit-based decisions, and claims no rival matches his broad legal administration experience.
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West
Philippines
Cuba
New York
Middle West
Bryan
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Kansas
Tates
Cincin
Laft
Indiana
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Russia
Japan
Foraker
Roosevelt
United States
Social and Personal notes from Clifton and Cincinnati society
Mrs Frank Tullidge and daughter Estelle prepared to sail home at October end after a year abroad. Mr and Mrs William Anderson will winter with Mrs Tullidge at Lafayette Avenue Clifton. Miss Cecele Gifford of Jamestown N Y will visit Miss Alice Whittaker and attend events for Miss Whittaker and Mr Wilshire before their marriage. Miss Eleanor Miller returns from Michigan. A Hyde Park Town Hall dance series begins tomorrow with patrons listed. Mrs Norman G Kenan hosted a theater party at Lyric. Mrs M A Goodman hosted a afternoon in honor of Miss Geraldine Goodman. The wedding of Miss Harriet A Gage and Mr Arthur W Heyer occurred last evening at the Durrells home with Rev D Ira Lambert officiating. Mrs Roy Kennedy was matron of honor. reception followed. About seventy guests attended. Invitations sent for Catherine Louise Gauche and Matthew Joseph Ryan marriage. Miss Estelle Jenny and William P Fos dick wed quietly after death of the bridegroom’s brother Roger Fosdick. ceremony at the bride’s home. Roger Fosdick had died of erysipelas. Fosdick was Purdue University pupil.
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Beta Pheta Pi
William Fosdick
Chester A. Mathewson
New York
Charles Fisher
Agnes Monroe
Frank Tullidge
Estelle
William Anderson
Grandin Road
Tullidge
Lafayette Avenue
Clifton
Cecele Gifford
Jamestown
N. Y
Alice Whittaker
Hyde Park Town Hall
Percy Klein
A. L. Brown
P. K. Phillips
H. C. Smith
Ast H. Clemons
Norman G. Kenan
Lyric
Dr. Fuerste
C. Elmore
W. Reidlin
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M. Waldenberg
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Arthur W. Heyer
St. Louis
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Pleasant Ridge
D. Ira Lambert
Roy Kennedy
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Russell Ladley
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Matthew Joseph Ryan
Church of the Een Gilbert Avenue
Walnut Hills
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W. M. Jenny
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Bond Hill
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Price Hill
Justin Green
Justin Green Officiating. the Death of Mr. Fosdick’s Brother, Mr. Roger Fosdick
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lafayette
Ind
Fosdick
Purdue University
Bryan’s figures on business failures trigger debate
The Philadelphia Press notes a Cedar Rapids address by William J Bryan criticizing how failures are counted. It cites Dun’s and Bradstreet figures for nine months of 1908 and 1893 showing small differences and notes authorities differ on whether to group related firms as single or multiple failures.
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Bryan
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Cedar Rapids
Marriage of Miss Bernice L Littleford and Mr Arthur M Wadsworth
The wedding took place last evening at the home of Miss Littleford in Ft. Thomas with Rev. Robert Nelson officiating. The couple, surrounded by family and friends, will honeymoon in the South. Local residents and relatives attended including Miss Margaret Wadsworth, bridesmaids, and Rodger Littleford, best man.
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Bernice Louise Littleford
Arthur M. Wadsworth
John Spencer Littleford
Ft. Thomas
Robert Nelson
Mr. Fletcher
Margaret Wadsworth
Grace Littleford
Bettie Wadsworth
Bessie Furneaux
Margaret Furneaux
Marjorie Donaldson
Phyllis Carter
Rodger Littleford
John Littleford
Bert Furneaux
Lincoln Donaldson
Wadsworth
South
John Kennedy
Covington
Atlantic City
Dashie] Stephenson
Willie Kennedy
Richmond
Tut Burnham
Getty
J. A. Andrews
Newport
H. Curtis
Petoskey
Mich
Will Andrews
J. A
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